Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined organizations representing global companies and entrepreneurs in a letter urging the World Trade Organization to continue its progress on its ambitious e-commerce framework. The letter notes it is up to countries to [ More ... ]Read More

Washington -- The Supreme Court has issued a ruling permitting states to tax e-commerce providers outside their own borders.
The case, pitting South Dakota against Wayfair, Overstock.com, and Newegg, was a closely watched dispute over whether these companies would have to collect taxes based on [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics imposed on his authorized retailer, prohibiting the latter the sale of products on open online [ More ... ]Read More

On November 30, CCIA, the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host a joint conference discussing some of today’s most frequently asked questions: Does competition law enforcement require an update for online markets? How well [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Industry groups have sent their strongest criticism to date of the EU’s “Digital Single Market proposals” in a joint letter to European leaders ahead of the Tallinn Digital Summit on September 29. The letter from major industry groups, representing telecoms, mobile, [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- In advance of the next Trilogue meeting on a proposal for an Audio-Visual Media Services Directive (“AVMSD”), tech associations including the Computer & Communications Industry Association, Digital Europe, EDiMA, EMOTA and EuroISPA sent a joint-letter, raising [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- In advance of the G-7 ICT ministerial meeting on September 26-27 in Turin, Italy, technology and communications industry groups issued a joint statement recommending policies on issues like privacy, security and data flows that would also boost innovation and jobs.
The G-7 [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Advocate General Nils Wahl delivered his opinion in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics imposed on his authorized retailer, prohibiting the latter the sale of products on open online marketplaces. The [ More ... ]Read More

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today DG Competition published its final report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry. The sector inquiry was launched in May 2015 as part of the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy. Its aim is to identify competition concerns in European e-commerce markets and private [ More ... ]Read More

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